We now know Obama's complete schedule thru the end of the campaign...

[WI_DEM]

CNN) - While President Barack Obama returns to the campaign trail on Thursday, he'll continue to push full speed ahead until Election Day.

His campaign announced Wednesday he'll pass through seven battleground states in the weekend blitz before voters head to the polls on November 6.

The president kicks off his multi-state swing Saturday, traveling to Mentor, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dubuque, Iowa; and Bristow, Virginia. The following day, he'll visit Concord, New Hampshire; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Aurora, Colorado and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Before he sets off on the weekend tour, Obama will give remarks at three events in Ohio on Friday and travel to Wisconsin, Nevada and Colorado on Thursday.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/31/team-obama-sets-schedule-for-final-weekend-of-race/

The President and Springsteen will then travel to Columbus, where they will be joined by JAY Z, who will follow Springsteen on stage and introduce the President after his performance. The President will end his final day of campaigning in Des Moines, where he will be joined by First Lady Michelle Obama following a third performance by Bruce Springsteen before returning home to Chicago.



http://brucespringsteen.net/news/2012/bruce-to-join-barack-obama-on-the-campaign-trail-november-51

Conclusions: Either Obama feels confident about North Carolina (given their early voting numbers) or they feel it's a lost cause because he hasn't gone to North Carolina in quite some time and it's not on the final schedule either. By the same token there is only one stop each in FL (Ft. Lauderdale) & Virginia (Bristow), now I don't think they they are writing off those states. But I think the strategy in the end is to make sure they get 270 and as you can see the most stops are in Ohio, Wisconsin and Iowa--Those three states plus an almost certain victory in Nevada will be more than enough (along with the Kerry states) to win re-election--anything else: FL, VA, NH, CO & NC is additional cherries to the cake.

[Tx4obama]

1. An easy to read list of Obama's rally schedule below

Today
Las Vegas, Nevada
Green Bay Wisconsin,
Boulder, Colorado

Friday
Three events in Ohio

Saturday
Mentor, Ohio
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dubuque, Iowa
Bristow, Virginia

Sunday
Concord, New Hampshire
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Aurora, Colorado
Cincinnati, Ohio

Monday
Madison, Wisconsin (w/ Springsteen)
Columbus, Ohio (w/ Springsteen and Jay Z)
Des Moines, Iowa (w/ Springsteen and Michelle Obama)

[TomCADem]

4. What would be interesting is to compare it to Romney's visit list...

...and Romney appears to be spending a lot of time in Florida, which was supposed to be locked down for him.

[Tx4obama]

6. Here's a list of all the surrogate states, but not sure which ones he personally will go to ...

Romney campaign to hit the road with 100 surrogates
Source: CNN

(CNN) – Mitt Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, will kick off a four-day tour starting Friday, where they'll be joined by their wives and 100 surrogates in the final days of the White House race, his campaign announced Wednesday.

The tour starts off with a rally in West Chester, Ohio. Featured guests that day include former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

In the four days before Election Day, the surrogates will fan out across eleven battleground states: Colorado, Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/31/romney-campaign-to-hit-the-road-with-100-surrogates/

[Floyd_Gondolli]

2. Is Clinton appearing at any of these?

[Agschmid]

9. Yes.

I heard (some leeway please) that he would at least be in NH... so you could maybe place bets on Clinton being around on Sunday's stops.

[Tx4obama]

10. Yes and no. Bill is doing some separate rallies and some with Obama. See below

Bill Clinton rally at Coliseum in St. Pete on Friday

President Bill Clinton will hold at rally at the Coliseum in St. Petersburg on Friday night. The Barack Obama campagin just made a release and said no tickets are required. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 4:45 p.m. Here's the release:

WHERE: The Coliseum 535 4th Avenue North St. Petersburg, FL 33701 WHEN: Friday, November 2, 2012 DOORS OPEN FOR PUBLIC: 4:45 PM EDT

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/bill-clinton-rally-coliseum-st-pete-friday

This link show that Bill Clinton has THREE rallies in Florida on Friday: http://blog.4president.org/2012/2012/11/president-bill-clinton-to-rally-supporters-in-palm-beach-area-and-fort-myers-florida-on-friday-novem.html

Obama, Clinton team up for Nov. 3 rally in Prince William County

President Barack Obama will host a major grassroots political rally in a yet to be determined location in Prince William County on Nov. 3, WJLA reported.

Saturday's rally will feature former president Bill Clinton and musician Dave Matthews. The exact time and location will be announced soon.

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/morning_call/2012/10/obama-and-bill-clinton-team-up-for.html

That's all I could find so far regarding Bill Clinton

[brooklynite]

3. OMG! OMG! OMG! He's not going to Pennsylvania!

How can I panic about Mitt Romney's last minute visit?

[floppyfeet]

5. I just hope

He uses the Big Dog as much as possible

[Cha]

8. I'm sure they are.. as much as possible. He can't be in two places at once..

we know that.

[Cha]

7. Thanks WI_DEM.. Come on North Carolina!! GO BLUE!

Thanks to all to all those who are working so hard on the ground in all these Swing States!

[fujiyama]

11. Looks like he's pinning down the states he's most likely to win

NC is a notable omission. I wonder if early voting numbers aren't panning out as hoped?

[LisaL]

12. Early voting is going very well in NC.

But it went well in 2008 too. Republicans are supposed to turn out on election day. Polls show it's very close.